Alumni Association

Forever True

June, 2024

Dates to Remember

Teutonia Mannerchor Alumni Luncheon

The next alumni luncheon will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. NOTE: the cost of the luncheon is now $17 which is payable at the door. Beer and soft drinks cost extra. You can call Jim Eberz (412) 445-4446 or Don Gruber (412) 874-2906 for more information.

There were 40 alums in attendance last month. Jim Eberz found a new way to get everyone's attention and Joe Balestrieri led the singing of the alma mater.

The class of 1959 had the most alums in attendance.

As always, a good time was had by all.

Trojan Open Golf Outing

Plans are in full swing for the North Catholic Bill Ryan Trojan Open Golf Outing. Limited spaces are available. Cost includes golf, lunch, and dinner.  

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

June

Steve Vance

Class of 1974

Steve is a professional musician and can be seen in the area performing at various venues. He has been married for 37 years and has two children.

Bring us up to date on your life since graduation

"After graduating from Pitt, I spent several years hitchhiking around the country and lived at the Grand Canyon for a year. Returning to Pittsburgh, I played with bands until I became the Maitre D at Cliffside restaurant on Mt Washington for four years. I worked several jobs until I built up my music business to be able to go full time in 1998. Soon, I will be marking my 5,000th gig as a musician "

Who were your favorite teachers/coaches and classes?

Steve named band director Bob Haberman and history teacher Martin Gaughan as his favorite teachers while naming history and English as his favorite classes.

Favorite Memories of NC

"Attending the first high school football game to be played at Three Rivers Stadium; getting to play on the field with the marching band. I remember laughing a lot with students, teachers, and staff."

What did North mean to you?

"Feeling proud in being part of a long tradition of excellence. Learning how to work hard and achieve results, being part of something bigger than myself."

Where did you and your friends hang out?

Steve says he would usually be hanging out with Rich Laux, Joe Balestreire, and Bob Kollinger either in the band room or the cafeteria.

Relatives who attended North?

Steve followed his father Robert ('49) at North and his brothers Kevin ('76) and Bob ('77) carried on the tradition.

Anything else you would like to add?

Steve's hobbies include playing baseball at the Pirates fantasy camp, wine tasting, and travel.

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MARIANIST WOMEN'S MINISTRY- Prayer Committee

The Marianist Women's Ministry would like to offer alumni and the entire North Catholic community a chance to pray for you and your intentions. The MWM gathers weekly to pray the rosary. Please click this link if you have a prayer request. While they would love to have a first name for each prayer request to make the prayers more personal, it's completely understood if you wish to keep them anonymous.

Flashback Photo

Last Month's Flashback

This is a picture from the 1961 yearbook. It was taken at the school bookstore which was located on the first floor across from room 112. The yearbook caption reads, "the book store was ably and efficiently manged by Brother Raymond Fuechslin. The many colorful displays and 'special bargains' made shopping a pleasure. The services rendered ran the gamut between selling pencils to graduation announcements." It also pointed out that the book store was open from 8:15 to 9:00 every day.

We got our biggest response to this flashback. Over 20 alums knew that it was Ray Fuechslin, although most spelled his name incorrectly. Some knew it was taken in the bookstore - mostly 50's and 60's grads.

Al Young ('67),Carl Rectenwald ('62), Earle King ('65), Dale Heidenreich ('63), and Stan Socha ('59) recognized Brother Ray. Rich Domencic ('64) added "not sure about the spelling of his name, but Brother Ray was in charge of the book store. (The students) are probably hounding him for West View Park tickets because he handled those as well."

Vince McKelvey ('68) said this, "I don't know who the kids are, but that's Brother Ray behind the counter at the bookstore. By my senior year ('67-'68) he had become vice principal, and my friends and I called him Bat Ray because of his ability to slip up on people and catch them in the act of whatever it was they were doing."

Along with Vince, Dennis Steigerwald ('61), Robert Romano ('64), Al Graff ('65), John Lynskey ('64), and Paul Schmidt ('60) identified brother Ray. Others who identified Fuechslin were Carl Deutsch ('72), Jan Rittle ('73), John Murphy ('73), Jerry Sestric ('80), Carl Apel ('74),and Mike Lopinto ('72).



Thanks to Tom Sullivan, Joe Sukitsch, and John Vaughan from the class of '81, Michael Romano ('67), and Ed Scheid ('69) who added some comments while identifing Fuechslin.

Ray Fuechslin had a long and distinguished career at North. In addition to running the bookstore and being a vice principal, he also taught accounting and typing. He ended his time at North as the business manager. The business office was then the site of the old bookstore.



This Month's Flashback

So what's going on in this flashback photo? Can you name the location for the photo? How about the name of the guy in the photo? What do you remember about this place? Send us what you know/guess about this photo.



Send your guesses to us here.

The display case just inside the entrance to the school houses memorabilia from the school's history. There is also North Catholic apparel available.

You can check out the NC gear in the spirit shop by clicking here.

Alumni Class Notes

North Catholic and A Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend

Here are some photos of alums who ran during marathon weekend

Class of 1954

Dr. Joel Bower enjoyed a wonderful vacation to Italy with his family. He was delighted to find a Steelers Bar and Terrible Towel at La Botticella Pub in Rome. Here are some of the pictures from his amazing trip.

Class of 1959

Paul Shannon and Jerry Hite meet in El Jobean, Florida at the Bean Depot for lunch.

Father Gabe Smith, '59 was a guest of Medal of Honor recipient Joe Marm,

Col-US Army-Retired (Washington County Native & Duquesne University Alum) at

a recent ceremony on the USS Yorktown Memorial is Charleston, SC.

Class of 1966

Tom Balestreire and his wife Bernadette enjoy a wine tour in Tuscany, Italy.

They enjoyed the trip with their family, including grandson, Anthony.

Class of 1965

It's the annual winter celebration for Jim Bushofsky, Ed Zahren ('64), Dan Dickman ('64) along with wives Cathy, Laura, and Carol during their Florida visit.

Class of 1967

Dave Kopp and his wife met singer Ray Stevens on their visit to Nashville.

Class of 1973

Dan Buccigrossi can now honestly say he was on stage at the Red Rock Amphitheater. Unfortunately as Dan points out the seats were empty.

Class of 1975

Medio Monti (far right) took his good friend Father Fred Cain to the Grand Canyon for his 80th birthday. Medio's classmates Mark Shepard (l) and Bill Otterbein went with them.

Class of 1976

On return visit to his hometown, Joe Velardita got together with some old friends (l-r): Greg Jelinek ('76), Joe, Sherry Willis Rusiski ('79), and Renee Kudlac Vandall ('79).

Class of 1977

Jim Krenn and some of his media friends have a food truck hoping to revive the "O" You can read about here.

Class of 1980

Congratulations to Nancy Dugan who will be inducted into the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Womens Hall of Fame in November

Class of 1981

Welcome to the wonderful world of retirement DeDe Reukauf Yoest!

"Always a good day for baseball at PNC Park," says Tom Leyland as he and his son enjoy their day there.

Class of 1983

Cindy Medfisch is rolling in dough after picking the Derby winner.

Class of 1990

Rita Zettlemeyer McConnell stands with her daughter Ava ('24) as they share a special moment.

Ian O'Brien and his wife know that life's a beach.

Class of 1993

Erin Locante Darosa and her husband celebrate their daughter's graduation.

Class of 1995

When you live in the Nederlands you get to celebrate king day, so Julie Lenzner and her husband are ready to go.

Class of 1996

On a mission to visit every major league ball park, Brendan Delaney and his wife make a stop at Petco Park in San Diego.

Class of 1997

Anthony Smulski and his family celebrate his daughters communion

Class of 2000

Karrie Posteraro shows off her smile.

Class of 2001

Jen Burwinkel Dolan and her family celebrate a first communion.

Courtney Zedrick Proie and her family get a photograph for Mothers Day.

Class of 2002

That's Jeff Tomer and his wife Missy Cicuto Tomer ('03) and their liitle guy getting ready for a trip to the ball park.

Class of 2003

Danielle Neu Foreman and mom share an adult beverage to celebrate Mothers Day.

It's a 20th reunion of friends as Mike Welsh meets up with Hiro Azuma over cocktails in Tokyo.

Class of 2004

It's a school break trip to Disney World for Ashley Mazur Binford and her family.

Katie Sweeney Dugas and her family get ready for a first communion.

Class of 2005

Allie Rittle and her family shared this family photo.

Ed Steinmetz and wife Carey Szymczak Steinmetz ('07) celebrate their daughter's graduation from Kindergarten

Class of 2006

Melanie Malloy poses for this picture with Steeler owner Art Rooney III at the NFL draft day announcement.

Class of 2007

The Surmacy girls visit with mom that's Jessica and Nikki ('09).

Aaron Smetanka and his wife Courtney Simon Smetanka head out for Mothers Day.

Class of 2008

Kerrigan Sweeney has his reception committee waiting at the finish line.

Class of 2009

With the northern lights as a background Gavin Virag and his wife take a selfie.

Molly Joyce Koerper and husband Steve celebrate the baptism of their god son.

Class of 2011

Robert Warywoda is enjoying fatherhood.

Kendall Hoffman Long is one proud mother of these two youngsters.

Class of 2012

Sarah Goetz Kissel and her husband are all smiles in this family snap shot.

Sarah Reichle takes time from her job at the Science Center to meet up with this guy!

Tina Ferrari enjoys snuggling with her little one.

Carly Hartzell Dittrich smiles as the last day of school draws near.

Ben Klimko and his fiance take a holiday as they prepare for their wedding later this year.

Class of 2014

Nicolette Bilicic was one of the lucky ones to snag a ticket to Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut.

Class of 2015

Introducing the happy couple: Jake Romano and his wife Isabelle Dohanics Romano.

Class of 2020

Tess Myer entered the transfer portal and is transferring from the A-10 to the Big 10. Tess has selected the University of Wisconsin. Read the PG story here.

Kylee Lewandwski will use her final year of eligibility to play basketball for Samford. Kylee played for the University of Richmond for four years.

Gabriella Palmer celebrates her graduation from Slippery Rock.

Class of 2022

Dacia Lewandowski will continue her basketball career at Youngstown University as she transfers from Akron.

Class of 2023

It's the Greta Van Fleet roadies: That's Gianna Palmer, and her sisters Gabriella ('20) and Mikaela ('16) along with their dad Jim (he's a Seton La Salle grad, but now a North Catholic in law through marriage) as they get ready to head off to the concert.

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Thanks to Kevin Colbert ('75), Jerry Hite ('59), Jim Bushofsky ('65), Dave Dugan (82), Joe Velardita ('76), Dave Kopp ('67), Joel Bower ('54), Jennifer McDonald DiGiacomo ('04), Medio Monti ('75), Ryan Scarola ('94), Mary T Zeis ('74), Tom Balestreire ('66), Rachel Retlinger ('94), Tim Aguglia ('93), Carmen DiGiacomo ('59), and Jim Eberz ('64) for sending information and pictures to us.

If you have news/photos you want to share with classmates, send them to alumni news.

ALL reunion updates will ALSO be available on the school's website, northcatholic.org or by clicking here!

Want to make sure you get the details for your class reunion?  

Update your contact information HERE!

NC Class of 1957

The Class of 1957 is having a Reunion/luncheon on June 12th. The Class of ‘57 will have a 67th Year Reunion Luncheon on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 12 noon at Roma Restaurant (Banquet Hall) located at 8350 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh PA 15237, (412)-367-7677. The cost is $25. This fee covers the cost of the facility rental, lunch from a select menu, soft drinks, coffee, iced tea and gratuity. Beer and alcohol ARE NOT INCLUDED. Click here for more detail

NC Class of 1959

Final Notice

We hope you have marked your calendar and plan to attend our 65^th reunion. We have already received regrets but we anticipate several classmates coming from out of town

Friday, June 7th: Golf Outing-First Tee Time is Noon. The outing will be held at a course on Route 8 North towards Butler (this may change). As at the last reunion wives and significant others are welcome. In order to proceed with the planning please contact Paul O’Boyle if you plan to participate and how many golfers will tee off. Paul can be reached via e-mail at poboyle@comcast.net or telephone at 412-496-7384 (Mobile).

Saturday, June 8^th: Catered Picnic at the ”Cabin” shelter at North Park. The Cabin is located on Ingomar Road across from North Park Lake. A sketch map will be provided with the reservation form when it is sent. Plan to arrive around 10:30-11 AM. The picnic will last until dark. In addition to the catered meal soft drinks, beer and some wine will be available. The cost per person will be listed in the reservation form. 

If you have some memorabilia you want to share with the group please bring it to the picnic. We will have a table set up to share your favorite Troy Hill memory. 

For questions or concerns please contact Carmen D at tippfado@verizon.net. or call him at 412-606-8539 (Mobile).

NC Class of 1964

The milestone 60th Class Reunion is planned for Friday, September 13, 2024, at the North Park Skating Rink and Saturday, September 14, 2024. Spouses are invited to attend the dinner on Saturday, which will start at 5pm, location to be determined. Transportation by an NC bus will be available for anyone wishing to attend the North Catholic football game at J.C. Stone Field on Friday. The class will be honored at the game, and our champion "63" football team members will be recognized. More details to be announced.

NC Class of 1966

If you want a comprehensive resource organizing any reunion especially a 50th: 

           Go to YouTube on any browser

           Put “North Catholic Reunion Book” on Search bar.

Slides are shown on a 7 second interval automatically or you can scan forward using the scanning bar on the lower left, Bob Gierl can help and is available at robertgierl@gmail.com.

Bob Gierl says the 60th class reunion will be October 15, 2025!

NC Class of 1969

Mark your calendar for a great time with old friends! A 55th Reunion is scheduled for Sunday August 11, 2024, from 3 pm to 7 pm at The Magnolia & Pine Restaurant (5018 Bakerstown Rd. Gibsonia, PA 15044, https://magnoliapine.net//). The venue has indoor and outdoor spaces so we will be all set rain or shine. Cost is $25 per person (please bring cash), including gratuity, and there will be a cash bar. Cost includes a nice selection of appetizers. Thanks to Bill Stout, Ed Porter, and Len Stidle for making suggestions and scouting out venues. Please email Joe Bradley ASAP (joe_bradley1@comcast.net) if you plan to attend or not, so he can provide a head count to the venue by Aug 1, along with any dietary restrictions so he can inform the restaurant. Spread the word to any and all NC69 classmates you stay in touch with. Feel free to bring guests; the more the merrier!

NC Class of 1974

The 50th class reunion is set for October 26, 2024. The location will North Catholic High School.   

Additionally, a golf outing will be held on  Saturday, July 27, 2024, at North Park Golf Course at 9am.  Golfers and non-golfers are welcome to participate. If you can’t join us on the course, stop by the golf course pavilion around 2pm for a beer and an opportunity to catch up classmates. Please spread the word, we’re looking forward to a fun-filled day. 18-hole scramble format, $30 per golfer (payment due at course), Non-golfers are welcome, but must have golf clubs and pay the $30 rate, Food and beverages can be purchased at the course concession (air-conditioned seating available), Response is needed by July 6^th to confirm the number of tee times, prizes: Closest to Pin on holes 2, 4, 13 and 15 (Green) and Longest Drive on holes 8 and 17 (Fairway). Email or text the # of participants to Tom by July 6^th Tom_radz@yahoo.com or 412-680-1954.

NC Class of 1984

Plans are underway for the 40th reunion. Save the date for Saturday November 23, 2024, 7pm-10 pm in the North Catholic Cafeteria. For more information, contact John “Jack” Adlesic at (412) 290-3316 or by emailing umpirejack@yahoo.com

NC Class of 1994

Plans are in the works for a 30th reunion this fall. Stay tuned for more details.

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NC Class of 1999

There may be plans in the works for a 25 year reunion. We will share details when we hear more.



As we move to 2024, the classes of 1974, 1984, 1994, 1999, and 2014 are ready for reunions. Don't forget to let us know if you have details that we can post.

Military Legacy Scholarship

North Catholic has a Military Legacy Scholarship in honor of all alumni who have served in our nation’s military forces. The goal is to provide a $1,000.00 scholarship annually. To date, over $30,000 has been raised to fund this annual scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to the student provided certain benchmarks are met. Every 4 years (or sooner) it is awarded to an incoming 9^th grade student. Molly Burke ('24) is the recipient of the scholarship.

If you wish, you may make a contribution in someone's honor/memory. Donations can be made by sending checks payable to North Catholic, write "North Catholic Military Scholarship" in the memo, and mail to: 

North Catholic High School

1617 Route 228

Cranberry Township, PA 16066

ATTN: Development Office

A kiosk with the names of all alumni who have served in the military stands in the main hallway of the school. Thank you for your service.

The John Latulippe Memorial Scholarship

The John Latuilippe Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Gabriel Grindstaff - NC class of 2024. Thank you to all who have donated. 

Class of 1959 Scholarship

The NCHS Class of 1959 Scholarship Fund has awarded $5,200 Scholarships for the 2023-24 School Year to Mary Narvett and Mary Taggart-Snyder.

The Fund has awarded scholarships totaling $103,600 to twelve recipients since the inception of the Fund. Contributions to the Fund can be made at any time and should be sent to the North Catholic Foundation, North Catholic High School, ATTN: Class of 1959 Scholarship Fund, 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, PA 16066.

If you would like more information about the Fund, please contact Joe Blitzko(joeyblitz@aol.com), Dick Halleran (rhalleran@verizon.net), or Mike Conroy (conroy1603@gmail.com).

Class of 1965 Legacy Scholarship

The Legacy Scholarship was set up as part of our 50th class reunion by Dan Wolovich and Wayne Young and has been under the direction of Bob Colbert and Walt Quinn for the past few years. The fund now stands at about $50,000 and growing.



The scholarship has helped students with the ever increasing cost of Catholic education. When we were at North, almost all of the tuition was paid by our parishes (remember having to face your pastor as he reviewed your report card?) Now the cost of tuition has fallen completely on the parents.

In order to help parents provide the great education that we received all those years ago, we need more of our classmates to step up and help keep our legacy scholarship fund growing. No contribution is too small. Big Shout Out to classmates, JOE MCKELVEY and Bill GUBANIC for their recent contribution. Joe and Bill as well as many others continue to make contributions periodically through out the year. Other classmates have continued to make small monthly contributions by setting up a monthly credit card donation (read $10 to $25). The great thing about that is it's painless and adds to the scholarship fund which continues to grow. As of the beginning of May there is $50,000 in our endowment.

We are happy to announce that this year's Legacy Scholarships for this school year have been awarded to sophomore MADISON SERETTI. The first semester honor roll was recently posted. Madison is an honors roll student with a GPA of 3.9 and is the daughter of NC alum, Leslie Filip ('89). Junior DONNIE SCHUBERT is a basketball player and made the high honor roll with a 3.9 GPA.  

Consider making a donation to the fund today!

You can send your check to the school with a notation that it's for the '65 scholarship fund; or If you would like to contribute a small monthly amount via your credit card, contact Amber Nicotra Morrison to set it up.



If you have questions about our efforts, feel free to contact Bob Colbert (bobcolbert@comcast.net) or Walt Quinn (quinn.walter@comcast.net)

Special Shoutout

John Mikulan is also donating 20% of the royalties from his book, The Bark of the Day to the fund.

Class of 1966 Scholarship

The Class of ’66, is proud to announce the selection of their second scholarship recipient, Dom Dixon ('27). Dom and and Andrew Scears ('26) were selected by the committee, under the leadership of Tom Balestreire. The committee is well on its way to funding its goal of $150,000 for the Class of ’66 Scholarship Fund. The Fund will be administered by the Class in conjunction with the school. We, Tom Maier, Jim Beran, Hank Marziale, Paul Ladish, and Bob Gierl have contacted many, but if you or someone you know is wishing to be included, contact Tommy, 404.358.4864, text or call.

Kathy Monti Memorial Scholarship

Special thanks to all who donated to the Kathy Hickey Monti (’75) Award. Each year the award is presented to a young woman who possesses the same leadership qualities that Kathy demonstrated in her life.   Congratulations to recipients Ava Walker (4.1 GPA), Sara Loughry (4.0 GPA) and Joleen Condle (4.7 GPA).  If you'd like to donate, please click here or checks can be sent payable to North Catholic

with "Kathy Monti Scholarship Fund" in the Memo and mailed to North

Catholic High School, 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, PA 16066.

NC Class of 1953 Scholarship

Thank you to all who have donated to the North Catholic Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund.  More than $31,000 has been raised. Freshman Gianna Fuller (4.3 GPA) was awarded the scholarship for the 2023-2024 school year. 

The Fund was proposed by Reg Urschler in the Spring of 2021, and an ad hoc committee was established, comprised of Reg, Charley Goetz, Bob Muth, and Vince Brogan.

The ad hoc committee urges all classmates to make new or continuing contributions to the Fund. Checks should be made payable to the “NC Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund”and sent to the attention of: Amber Morrison, North Catholic High School, 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, Pa 16066.

How fortunate we were to have had the benefit of the education afforded us. What a wonderful opportunity this provides to all of us and the remaining families to "invest" in a "guaranteed return on that investment" by providing a similar opportunity to current students' futures.

Congratulations to Alex Brown who was presented with the Athletic Leadership Award during the Senior Class Mothers Day Tea.

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Senior David Thomas has earned success in this year’s Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Out of 100 students in the senior division, David placed 3rd overall! David has been participating in PRSEF for 7 years, and he placed 1st place 4 out of those 7 years.

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Mary T Zeis ('74) presented the Society of Women Engineers' Certificate of Merit Award at North's Annual Award Convocation. This is the same award that she won 50 years ago as a senior at North. Mary is in the middle holding the original certificate that she won and is with sophomore Abigail Shah and Bridget Culley who will be studying electrical engineering at Penn State Behrend. Junior Ally Deglau was not available for the photo.

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Emily McLaughlin was the VFW Voice of Democracy district winner.

Emily wrote and performed last fall for her sponsoring VFW Post, and from there she moved on to be the district winner for District 29 – covering schools throughout Allegheny County.

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A select group of Mrs. Benzing's Anatomy students recently observed an open heart surgery. Together, they witnessed the intricacies of an aortic valve replacement procedure performed on a resilient 73-year-old patient.

In addition to observing the surgery, the students had the unique opportunity to engage in conversations with the director of transplant and the head surgeon leading the operation.

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The Seniors of the Spanish Honor Society received their cords and medals for graduation.

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Here are the North Catholic Valedictorian and Co-Salutatorians for the Class of 2024:

Grace Krotine, Valedictorian, and both Maya Eid and Liliana Koller, Co-Salutatorians. Grace will continue her studies at Cornell University, Maya will attend the University of Miami, and Liliana will be attending Saint Vincent College.

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Among the many events during senior week, seniors wore shirts designating next years college destination and girls decorated their skirts with next year's colleges.

The Senior Class Mothers Day Tea was held at school during the last week for seniors. Father Bober celebrated mass and the the Women's Marianist League hosted a breakfast in the cafeteria. Six of the moms in attendance were also graduates of North Catholic.

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Classroom News

Honors Spanish 4 students recently crafted crime tales, stepping into the shoes of judges, detectives, and attorneys in a dynamic learning session merging language mastery with courtroom theatrics.

Drama News

The school's production of "Chicago" earned three Mancini Nominations: Best Student Orchestra, Best Actor - Drew Haring, and Best Actress - Abby Brown.

Trojan Sports

North Catholic's Athletes of the week

Here are the athletes of the week for May

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Hoops

The Trojanettes:

Congratulations to Alayna Rocco who was awarded the 2024 James Collins Scholar-Athelete Award by the WPIAL. Alayna is just one of ten female athletes in the WPIAL to win this award.

The Trojans:

Max Hurray finished with 28 points in the Roundball Classic as Class 4A defeated Class 3A 178-174.

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Crew

North Catholic Crew recently competed at the 40th Midwest Championship against 52 high schools and 2300 student athletes. The team put 5 of their 9 entries into the A Finals and 2 entries into the B Finals. here are the results:

A finals  

Girls Varsity Pair w/o - 4th: Julia Riley & Lillian Best - 6th Place Keira Krebs & Leah Mansfield 

Girls Varsity 4 - 8th place: Zoe Pezzuolo, Julia Riley, Lillian Best, Keira Krebs & Leah Mansfield 

Girls 2nd Varsity 4 - 6th Place: Julia Schaarsmith, Abigal Dudkowski, Kate Dudkowski, Abigal Feczko & Evelyn Faber 

Girls Varsity 4 w/o - 7th Place: Alice Sommers, Margret Totin, Morgan Kernan & Helen Pappas 

B finals:

Boys JV 4 - 15th place: Molly Burke Patrick Mackenzie, Gabriel Felice, Graham Carbon & Michael Horton. 

Girls JV 8 - 16th Place: Julia Schaarsmith, Abigal Dudkowski, Kate Dudkowski, Abigal Feczko, Valerie Begis, Sophia Isacco, Anna Pohl, Brooke Lehman, Madeline Simpson

Track and Field

Congratulations to the girls relay team of Sunni Love, Daphne Flerl, Anna Lazzara, and Seava Cresta on winning 400 relay at the WPIAL Meet at Slippery Rock. Seava and Anna finished 5th and 6th in the 100, while Gracie Plastino finished 4th in the 3200 and 7th in the 1600. They all will advance to the state championships.

Congratulations to Alex Brown who won PIAA gold in the 100m wheelchair race.

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Baseball

The Trojans entered the WPIAL playoffs with a 13-4 record and a sixth seed. They cruised to an 8-0 victory in the first round. The quarterfinals match up featured the Trojans battling third seeded West Mifflin (17-2). Behind Thomas Schafale second shutout of the playoffs, North defeated West Mifflin 4-0. Josef Safer went 2 for 3 and

drove in three runs. The Trojans advanced to the semifinals to face #2 Thomas Jefferson. The Trojans advanced to the WPIAL finals with a 12-4 win. Thomas Schafale went 3 for 4 with an rbi while Caden Williams fanned five. Ryan Snantz and Tommy Koroly each knocked in two runs and Blake Primrose had 3 rbis in the win. The WPIAL finals pitted North against #9 Indiana in game played at Wild Things Park.

Trailing by four runs, the Trojans rallied back to defeat Indiana 7-5 to capture the Class 4A WPIAL championship. It was the 5th WPIAL for North in baseball.

You can read the story in the Trib here and you can read the PG story here.

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Softball

The Trojanettes missed the playoffs but with many underclass members they have built a solid foundation for next season.

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Volleyball

The boys volleyball team (14-2) had a bye in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs and took on Thomas Jefferson in the quarterfinals. The Trojans were eliminated in the quarterfinals losing the match 3-1.

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Crew

The North Catholic Crew Team was in competition at the 40th Midwest Championship against 52 high schools and over 2300 athletes. The team placed 5 of their 9 entries in the A finals and another 2 in the B finals. Here are the results from the finals:

A finals  

Girls Varsity Pair w/o - 4th: Julia Riley & Lillian Best - 6th Place Keira Krebs & Leah Mansfield 

Girls Varsity 4 - 8th place: Zoe Pezzuolo, Julia Riley, Lillian Best, Keira Krebs & Leah Mansfield 

Girls 2nd Varsity 4 - 6th Place: Julia Schaarsmith, Abigal Dudkowski, Kate Dudkowski, Abigal Feczko & Evelyn Faber 

Girls Varsity 4 w/o - 7th Place: Alice Sommers, Margret Totin, Morgan Kernan & Helen Pappas 

B finals:

Boys JV 4 - 15th place: Molly Burke Patrick Mackenzie, Gabriel Felice, Graham Carbon & Michael Horton. 

Girls JV 8 - 16th Place: Julia Schaarsmith, Abigal Dudkowski, Kate Dudkowski, Abigal Feczko, Valerie Begis, Sophia Isacco, Anna Pohl, Brooke Lehman, Madeline Simpson



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Tennis

The boys team lost to Cathedral Prep in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs ending their season.

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Flag Football

The Trojanettes played in the North Division and defeated Gateway in the first round of the playoffs, but lost in triple overtime to undefeated Upper St Clair in the quarterfinals. Coach Tim Aguglia ('93) deemed the team's first season a huge success. With 120 teams in the state, the 2025 season will be a WPIAL sanctioned sport.

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Girls LaCrosse

Congratulations to Annie Schleppy who was named to the Class 2A all section team.

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You can follow the teams and enjoy the sports podcasts by visiting the website northcatholicathletics.org

Planned Giving

Planned giving is a wonderful way to prepare for the day we depart this life and enter into God's kingdom. By planning ahead, you can provide opportunities to young men and women by supporting North Catholic. Planned giving allows us to help continue the work of Christ and pass on our traditions and Catholic Marianist values. Gifts can be specified in one's will as either a dollar amount of a stated percentage of one's estate. A growing number of alumni have taken this step and discovered a great sense of joy and satisfaction that they are helping families. If you are interested in finding out more, please click here or contact Amber Nicotra Morrison in the Development Office at amorrison@northcatholic.org.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.  

Luke 12:34

SEND YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO NORTH CATHOLIC INSTEAD OF HARRISBURG!

Taxpayers can opt to have 90% of their tax liability given to North Catholic High School or the private school of their choice through the EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) Program. Funds directed to North Catholic from this program directly support scholarships for students. 

The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) are two programs that can make it possible for many students to receive a Catholic education.

Interested in more information?

Contact Amber Morrison at amorrison@northcatholic.org or

by calling (412) 321-4823.

Watch this short video to learn more how easy it really is!

Click here to watch the short video!

Many thanks to our generous EITC contributors:

COZZA ENTERPRISES

ECKLES CONSTRUCTION

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PA

FRANK'S PIZZERIA

GRANT STREET GROUP

HAND & SHOULDER CENTER

HUNTINGTON BANK

THE LYNCH LAW GROUP, LLC

MAHER DUESSEL

NEXTIER BANK

POINT SPRING & DRIVESHAFT CO.